Project Gutenberg 2015-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 70 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Chapman, Frederic 1918 Drillien, Bérengère Drillien, B. (Bérengère) Drillien, Berengere L'anneau d'améthyste. English The Amethyst Ring Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Amethyst Ring" by Anatole France is a novel written during the late 19th century. This work revolves around Madame Bergeret, who leaves her husband, M. Bergeret, to return to her mother’s house amid societal pressure and personal crises. As she navigates her newfound independence and contemplates her future, the story unfolds within the social expectations and judgments of the characters surrounding her. The opening of the novel introduces us to Madame Bergeret as she prepares to leave her husband for her mother's home, wrestling with the complexity of her emotions and societal expectations. Despite her initial hesitations, the pressure from her friends and community drives her to embrace this change. A significant incident involving a fire in her room intensifies her feelings of loss and transformation. Meanwhile, M. Bergeret's indifferent behavior highlights the emotional distance in their relationship. The narrative sets the tone for exploring themes of womanhood, societal pressures, and the moral intricacies of family dynamics, laying the groundwork for Madame Bergeret's introspective journey through life after departure from her husband. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French fiction -- Translations into English PQ Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 432408 432345 2024-09-20T12:34:50.946115 2023-09-21T09:03:50.230860 text/html text/html 437097 2015-06-02T09:19:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 530393 2015-06-02T09:19:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 600631 2024-09-20T12:34:58.227105 application/epub+zip 598387 2024-09-20T12:34:52.149166 application/epub+zip 258818 2024-09-20T12:34:51.547186 application/epub+zip 700315 2024-09-20T12:35:02.787053 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581375 2024-09-20T12:34:57.498089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324634 2022-09-22T09:21:39.028715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393419 393227 2024-09-20T12:34:49.806152 2023-09-21T09:03:49.162850 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 393662 2015-06-02T09:19:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 152135 2015-06-02T09:19:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19182 2024-09-20T12:35:04.195043 application/rdf+xml 16300 2024-09-20T12:34:51.641114 image/jpeg 1963 2024-09-20T12:34:51.594154 image/jpeg 530252 2024-09-20T12:34:51.020098 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia